18th Century, Middlesex, Middlesex, Denton’s ‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, swan swimming, rev. arms (DH 174). Extremely fine with attractive even chocolate patina, very rare (£500-600)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Joel Spingarn Collection.

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Provenance:
R C Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 65.

Literature:
Bell, Specious Tokens, p.127, illustrated. See Colour Plate IV